This painting by Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg (1783 - 1853) was inspired by stories about the legendary ancient Greek character, Oedipus, and his dutiful daughter,...
In the 7th and early 8th centuries, Bardanes Philippikos (also commonly known as Philippicus Bardanes) was a prominent member of the ruling elite involved...
This painting by Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg (1783 - 1853) was inspired by stories about the legendary ancient Greek character, Oedipus, and his dutiful daughter,...
The Malleus Maleficarum (published in 1487 by Heinrich Kramer and James Sprenger)
"If we inquire, we find that nearly all the kingdoms of the world have...
The Buddha (Dhammapada verses were written down c. 3rd century BCE)
"Those whose minds are well trained
in the factors of full awakening
who delight, without clinging,
in...
When the Spanish conquistador, Hernan Cortes, began his siege of the Aztec capital city of Tenochtitlan in 1521, he deployed thirteen makeshift ships into...
